In the midst of this festive season, our wonderful music writers have provided us with an eclectic range of song suggestions and genres for our Christmas playlist. Here it is in full: grace your ears […]
Banks performs with ‘Sensational Energy’ @ Manchester Academy, 24/10
Banks stunned the crowds with her haunting, beautiful vocals which echoed throughout the room. She performed with such ease and the audience welcomed her with cheers all throughout the night. She sang songs such as […]
Wolf Alice have ‘Lucky Lucky Leeds’ in the Palm of Their Hands @ O2 Academy, 18/11
From opener ‘Heavenward’, Wolf Alice had the crowd at O2 Academy in the palm of their hands. The crowd-surfing and moshing had already begun by second song ‘Yuk Foo’, setting the tone for the rest […]
In The Middle with Chelou
Last week, in a cosy corner of Hyde Park Book Club, music editor Hollie Griss sat down with talented alternative musician Chelou to chat about life on the road, Leeds venues, and album plans. Since […]
Chelou sedates Hyde Park Book Club, 29/11
On a cold Wednesday evening at the end of a particularly dreary November, the intimate, intricate sounds of alternative musician Chelou arrived in Leeds. In the intimate venue of Hyde Park Book Club, Chelou breezed […]
InTheMiddle With Harry and Chris
We caught up with comedic duo Harry and Chris ahead of their UK tour to discuss how they started, inspirations and exactly what makes them tick. What ignited your creativity when you were starting out? […]
IntheMiddle with H. Hawkline
Following the release of his fourth full length album, weird, wonderful and Welsh musician H. Hawkline, aka Huw Evans, is now on tour in support of Aldous Harding. I managed to speak to Huw just […]
Royal Blood rise to the Arena challenge, 17/11
The dynamic duo that are Royal Blood hit the First Direct Arena to play to a huge and enthusiastic crowd. Their latest album, How Did We Get So Dark?, has elevated them to arena- filling […]
Bad Sounds bring their party to Brudenell, 15/11
There was anything but bad sounds at Brudenell when this indie-funk band from Bath took over the Community Room on Wednesday night. Full of energy right from the start, if you weren’t there to dance […]
InTheMiddle with David Shearing
Arts Editor, Rose Crees interviews David Shearing, an award winning Leeds-based artist and lecturer in the University of Leeds’ School of Performance and Cultural Industries. His immersive piece, Christmas With Us, is being revived this […]
Emeli Sande @ First Direct Arena, 24/10
After a five-year break, Long Live the Angels was a long awaited album from Emeli Sandé, and, naturally, her accompanying UK Tour was certainly highly anticipated. Emotional and spiritual, the new album chronicles her divorce, […]
Trio da Kali @Howard Assembly Room, 22/10
As Trio da Kali stalked onto stage dressed in traditional dress, I was left feeling as if I should have made a little more effort and hoping that they sounded half as sharp live as […]